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| | The Germans are causing major problems in the North Atlantic in 1942 and threaten to cut off the vital supply lines from America to Britain. A Special Operations Mission is sent out which changes the course of the war...
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Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton) skippers the S-33, a vintage US WWI
submarine which is older than most of its crew. Even though the vessel is
considered primitive and suffers numerous defects, it is a deadly tool in the
right hands. Now it is being given the chance to prove its worth yet again, as
the US enters World War II.
Lt. Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey) is the executive officer under Dahlgren.
Having just been passed over for an advancement which would have put him in
command of his own submarine, Tyler boards the craft, his duty taking
precedence over his pride. There, he is joined by fellow officers Lt. Pete
Emmett (Jon Bon Jovi)
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and Ensign Larson (Matthew Settle).
The enlisted men aboard the S-33 include Chief Klough (Harvey Keitel),
radioman Wentz, the cook Eddie, Trigger, Mazzola, Tank, Griggs and Rabbit. All
ordinary men, some barely out of high school, these sailors are about to embark
on a mission more dangerous and frightening then anything they could ever have
imagined, but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle.
As per the Admiral's command, Lt. Hirsch is taking charge of the S-33
with Marine Major Coonan. Their 'luggage' is a large load of crates with
unknown contents - contents which cannot be revealed until the submarine has
cleared American waters.
Once the S-33 is at sea, the
crew receive their orders, like a Trojan horse
their craft
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has been rigged to resemble a
U-boat, they are to rendezvous with a stranded German submarine, posing as
Germans and capture the 'Enigma' machine, a valuable top-secret coding device
that could help the Allies stop the incessant attacks of the deadly wolf-packs
at sea.
The mission must be conducted in
total secrecy, as seizing this device without the enemy's knowledge is the only
way for Allied intelligence to decipher their movements and put an end to the
enormous losses inflicted upon convoys carrying vital supplies across the
ocean. If all goes as planned, they will destroy the U-boat, take the prisoners
back to the United States and the enemy will never know about their secret
acquisition.
Following an unexpected turn of events, this group of American sailors become
trapped in the enemy's vessel, deep in hostile waters, and at a major
disadvantage as to how to operate the foreign sub. The destiny of these nine
ordinary men, as well as the fate of their mission, will ultimately depend on
their camaraderie, their instinct, their battle against time and a battle
against their own fears.
This impressively told tale is very exciting with boat loads of tension and
atmospherics. U-571 is a thrilling adventure that has plenty of bangs and
pyrotechnics leaving you wanting more.
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